Job 11:20

Job 11:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.
• New International Version (NIV)But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; their hope will become a dying gasp.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the eyes of the wicked will fail; all way of escape will be lost to them, and their hope is to breathe their last."
• New Living Translation (NLT)But the wicked will be blinded. They will have no escape. Their only hope is death.”

Context of Job 11:20

18And you would be secure, because there is hope; Yes, you would dig around you, and take your rest in safety. 19You would also lie down, and no one would make you afraid; Yes, many would court your favor. But the eyes of the wicked will fail, And they shall not escape, And their hope—loss of life!”

Job 11:20 word by word

וְעֵינֵ֥י רְשָׁעִ֗ים תִּ֫כְלֶ֥ינָה וּ֭מָנוֹס אָבַ֣ד מִנְהֶ֑ם וְ֝תִקְוָתָ֗ם מַֽפַּח־נָֽפֶשׁ׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But the eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• of the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• shall failכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: expendH3615
• and they shall not escapeמָנוֹסmânôs · refugeH4498
• and they shall not escapeאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• and their hopeתִּקְוָהtiqvâh · hopeH8615
• the giving upמַפָּחmappâch · exhalationH4646
• of the ghostנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315

Cross-references for Job 11:20

• Job 31:16“If I have kept the poor from their desire, Or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
• Leviticus 26:16I also will do this to you: I will even appoint terror over you, wasting disease and fever which shall consume the eyes and cause sorrow of heart. And you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
• Deuteronomy 28:65And among those nations you shall find no rest, nor shall the sole of your foot have a resting place; but there the Lord will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and anguish of soul.
• Psalms 69:3I am weary with my crying; My throat is dry; My eyes fail while I wait for my God.
• Lamentations 4:17Still our eyes failed us, Watching vainly for our help; In our watching we watched For a nation that could not save us.
• Amos 2:14Therefore flight shall perish from the swift, The strong shall not strengthen his power, Nor shall the mighty deliver himself;
• Amos 5:19It will be as though a man fled from a lion, And a bear met him! Or as though he went into the house, Leaned his hand on the wall, And a serpent bit him!
• Amos 9:1I saw the Lord standing by the altar, and He said: “Strike the doorposts, that the thresholds may shake, And break them on the heads of them all. I will slay the last of them with the sword. He who flees from them shall not get away, And he who escapes from them shall not be delivered.
• Hebrews 2:3how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,
• Job 8:13So are the paths of all who forget God; And the hope of the hypocrite shall perish,
• Job 18:14He is uprooted from the shelter of his tent, And they parade him before the king of terrors.
• Job 27:8For what is the hope of the hypocrite, Though he may gain much, If God takes away his life?
• Proverbs 10:24The fear of the wicked will come upon him, And the desire of the righteous will be granted.
• Proverbs 20:20Whoever curses his father or his mother, His lamp will be put out in deep darkness.
• Luke 16:23And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

Commentaries on Job 11:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20The eyes of the wicked shall fail - They shall be continually looking out for help and deliverance; but their expectation shall be cut off. And they shall not escape - They shall receive the punishment due to their deserts; for God has his eye continually upon them. אבד ומנוס מנהם umanos abad minnehem, literally, "And escape perishes from them." Flight from impending destruction is impossible. And their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost - נפש…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20But the eyes of the wicked shall fail - That is, they shall be wearied out by anxiously looking for relief from their miseries. “Noyes.” Their expectation shall be vain, and they shall find no relief. Perhaps Zophar here means to apply this to Job, and to say to him that with his present views and character, his hope of relief would fail. His only hope of relief was in a change - in turning to God - since it was a settled maxim that the wicked would look…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-20Verses 13-20 Zophar exhorts Job to repentance, and gives him encouragement, yet mixed with hard thoughts of him. He thought that worldly prosperity was always the lot of the righteous, and that Job was to be deemed a hypocrite unless his prosperity was restored. Then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; that is, thou mayst come boldly to the throne of grace, and not with the terror and amazement expressed in ch. 9:34. If we are looked upon in the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. A warning to Job, if he would not turn to God. The wicked--that is, obdurate sinners. eyes ... fail--that is, in vain look for relief (De 28:65). Zophar implies Job's only hope of relief is in a change of heart. they shall not escape--literally, "every refuge shall vanish from them." giving up of the ghost--Their hope shall leave them as the breath does the body (Pr 11:7).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 11:20

• Confidence
• Hope
• Punishment
• Righteous
• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Job 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings